diff --git a/sbapp/main.py b/sbapp/main.py
index d997482..14d7ce1 100644
--- a/sbapp/main.py
+++ b/sbapp/main.py
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ class SidebandApp(MDApp):
 
         self.announces_view = None
 
+        ActivityInfo = autoclass('android.content.pm.ActivityInfo')
+        activity = autoclass('org.kivy.android.PythonActivity').mActivity
+        activity.setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED)
+
         screen = Builder.load_string(root_layout)
 
         return screen